soccer
Canada beats U.S. 2-0
The U.S. men's soccer team lost to Canada for the first time in 34 years, allowing second-half goals to Alphonso Davies and Lucas Cavallini in a 2-0 defeat Tuesday night in the CONCACAF Nations League. A little over two years after the Americans failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup by losing at Trinidad and Tobago, they saw their 17-match unbeaten streak against their northern neighbor come to an end. Davies turned in a cross from Scott Arfield in the 63rd minute. Goalkeeper Zack Steffen put a palm up to block Davies' shot but the ball still dropped over the line as Canada's players rushed to join Davies for a raucous celebration. Cavallini added a 90th-minute for 75th-ranked Canada, taking long pass and beating Steffen to the near post with a low shot. Christian Pulisic had a point-blank shot saved by goalkeeper Milan Borjan in the 51st minute. The 21st-ranked U.S., coming off last week's opening 7-0 home rout of Cuba, had nine wins and eight draws against Canada since a 2-0 exhibition defeat at Vancouver, British Columbia, in April 1985.
FOOTBALL
Source: Titans to start Tannehill
The Titans are making a change at quarterback in hopes of salvaging their season. Tennessee will start Ryan Tannehill at quarterback instead of Marcus Mariota on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the change. Coach Mike Vrabel benched Mariota in the third quarter of a 16-0 loss in Denver, the first time the No. 2 pick overall in the 2015 draft had been pulled from a game for poor play and not because of injury. Vrabel said Monday the Titans (2-4) would decide who would start against the Chargers (2-4) by Tuesday and then tell both quarterbacks and the rest of the team. Now Tannehill will get his first start since the Titans acquired the veteran in March from Miami through a trade initially designed to improve Tennessee's backup to Mariota.
Rams trade three picks for Jaguars' Ramsey
The Rams, struggling to break out of a three-game losing streak, did not wait until the trade deadline to make huge moves with short- and long-term implications. On Tuesday, they traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens and then went all-in by acquiring cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Rams gave up first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 and a fourth-round pick in 2021 for Ramsey, who is regarded as one of the NFL's top cornerbacks. The day began with the Rams trading an undisclosed 2021 draft pick for Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Austin Corbett. It continued when the Rams sent Peters to the Ravens for former UCLA linebacker Kenny Young and an undisclosed 2020 pick. Ramsey, 24, was selected by Jaguars with the fifth pick in the 2016 draft. He is earning about $7.4 million this season, and the Jaguars have exercised their fifth-year option, which would pay Ramsey $13.7 million in 2020.
Sports on 10/16/2019